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Shock flooded Casey's eyes, a moment later however they cleared, her face going numb as if she knew the other woman had only done it to incite a reaction. Thankfully, Alex wasn't as thrown by Grayleck's sudden intrusion and countered her original statement. "What exactly are you suggesting Counselor?"
"Besides the fact Branch was out of his mind when he hired you both, or at least for you the second time around? Nothing" Kim answered. Her tone cold and cocky, despite the fact that Alex was a superior.
Alex scoffed, taking a sip of her coffee and shared a brief look with Casey. "You do know the standard tour for an SVU detective is two years? Not to mention that most SVU ADA's only have a closure rate of forty-four percent, Casey and I were two of the few that were above that rating. Probably because we lasted in SVU longer than the general two years, you may have been a hot-shot back in DC Ms. Grayleck, but compared to the domestic violence cases you're used to working –sex crimes is a whole other world."
A look of mild surprise and worry crossed Kim's features. As she realized, contrary to what she'd been thinking when she'd approached the Bureau Chief and former ADA; she didn't have the upper hand. She had been hoping to rattle her predecessor, which had backfired when Novak had failed to take the bait, the fact that Cabot knew her –knew her history- had never been something she'd expected. The brief moment of shocked silence was broken by the ringing of Kim's cell phone. "Grayleck," she answered, trying to keep her voice cool and collected. "I'll be right there," She answered and hung up.
"Tell the squad hello for us," Casey called, as both she and Alex watched the young ADA scurry away to her crime scene. The two shared a knowing look of satisfaction as Grayleck's spine stiffened at Casey's words.
Alex smirked, "Well that was fun."
Casey nodded, taking a sip of her latte. "I bet she's driving them crazy." Glancing over at Alex she could practically see the gears working in her head, "What is it?" She asked.
"A way to find out, meet me at my office around noon on Friday for lunch." Alex replied.
A/N: First thanks to everyone who reviewed so far, I'm glad you're enjoying the story. Second here's the end of chapter 2 with more to come in a few days -click the review button and let me know what you think :)